diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/mention_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/mention_view.js
index 86b3b07aa..f732c0247 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/mention_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/mention_view.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ app.views.PublisherMention = app.views.SearchBase.extend({
   mentionRegex: /@([^@\s]+)$/,
 
   templates: {
-    mentionItemSyntax: _.template("@{<%= name %> ; <%= handle %>}"),
+    mentionItemSyntax: _.template("@{<%= handle %>}"),
     mentionItemHighlight: _.template("<strong><span><%= name %></span></strong>")
   },
 
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_mention_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_mention_view_spec.js
index d4e9417e3..c95a3247a 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_mention_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_mention_view_spec.js
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ describe("app.views.PublisherMention", function() {
 
     it("sets the correct messageText", function() {
       this.view.updateMessageTexts();
-      expect(this.view.inputBox.data("messageText")).toBe("@user1 Text before @{user1 ; user1@pod.tld}\ntext after");
+      expect(this.view.inputBox.data("messageText")).toBe("@user1 Text before @{user1@pod.tld}\ntext after");
     });
 
     it("formats overlay text to HTML", function() {
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ describe("app.views.PublisherMention", function() {
       this.view.typeaheadInput.typeahead("val", "user");
       this.view.typeaheadInput.typeahead("open");
       this.view.$(".tt-suggestion").first().click();
-      expect(this.view.getTextForSubmit()).toBe("@{user1 ; user1@pod.tld}");
+      expect(this.view.getTextForSubmit()).toBe("@{user1@pod.tld}");
     });
 
     it("returns normal text if nobody has been mentioned", function() {